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Downloads:

4,935,858

Downloads of v 8.98.0.206:

26,039

Last Update:

24 May 2023

Package Maintainer(s):

Software Author(s):

  • Microsoft

Tags:

Skype VOIP voice over ip video conferencing admin

Skype

This is not the latest version of Skype available.

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8.98.0.206 | Updated: 24 May 2023

Downloads:

4,935,858

Downloads of v 8.98.0.206:

26,039

Software Author(s):

  • Microsoft

Skype 8.98.0.206

This is not the latest version of Skype available.

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All Checks are Passing

3 Passing Tests


Validation Testing Passed


Verification Testing Passed

Details

Scan Testing Successful:

No detections found in any package files

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Deployment Method: Individual Install, Upgrade, & Uninstall

To install Skype, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

To upgrade Skype, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

To uninstall Skype, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

Deployment Method:

NOTE

This applies to both open source and commercial editions of Chocolatey.

1. Enter Your Internal Repository Url

(this should look similar to https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/)


2. Setup Your Environment

1. Ensure you are set for organizational deployment

Please see the organizational deployment guide

2. Get the package into your environment

  • Open Source or Commercial:
    • Proxy Repository - Create a proxy nuget repository on Nexus, Artifactory Pro, or a proxy Chocolatey repository on ProGet. Point your upstream to https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/. Packages cache on first access automatically. Make sure your choco clients are using your proxy repository as a source and NOT the default community repository. See source command for more information.
    • You can also just download the package and push it to a repository Download

3. Copy Your Script

choco upgrade skype -y --source="'INTERNAL REPO URL'" --version="'8.98.0.206'" [other options]

See options you can pass to upgrade.

See best practices for scripting.

Add this to a PowerShell script or use a Batch script with tools and in places where you are calling directly to Chocolatey. If you are integrating, keep in mind enhanced exit codes.

If you do use a PowerShell script, use the following to ensure bad exit codes are shown as failures:


choco upgrade skype -y --source="'INTERNAL REPO URL'" --version="'8.98.0.206'" 
$exitCode = $LASTEXITCODE

Write-Verbose "Exit code was $exitCode"
$validExitCodes = @(0, 1605, 1614, 1641, 3010)
if ($validExitCodes -contains $exitCode) {
  Exit 0
}

Exit $exitCode

- name: Install skype
  win_chocolatey:
    name: skype
    version: '8.98.0.206'
    source: INTERNAL REPO URL
    state: present

See docs at https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/win_chocolatey_module.html.


chocolatey_package 'skype' do
  action    :install
  source   'INTERNAL REPO URL'
  version  '8.98.0.206'
end

See docs at https://docs.chef.io/resource_chocolatey_package.html.


cChocoPackageInstaller skype
{
    Name     = "skype"
    Version  = "8.98.0.206"
    Source   = "INTERNAL REPO URL"
}

Requires cChoco DSC Resource. See docs at https://github.com/chocolatey/cChoco.


package { 'skype':
  ensure   => '8.98.0.206',
  provider => 'chocolatey',
  source   => 'INTERNAL REPO URL',
}

Requires Puppet Chocolatey Provider module. See docs at https://forge.puppet.com/puppetlabs/chocolatey.


4. If applicable - Chocolatey configuration/installation

See infrastructure management matrix for Chocolatey configuration elements and examples.

NOTE

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Package Approved

This package was approved as a trusted package on 24 May 2023.

Description

Skype - Install Skype, add your friends as contacts, then call, video call and instant message with them for free. Call people who aren't on Skype too, at really low rates.

Notes

The package have the following known issues.

  • Skype automatically starts after installation (no known way to disable it yet)
  • A desktop shortcut is automatically created.

tools\chocolateyInstall.ps1
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'

$packageArgs = @{
  packageName    = $env:ChocolateyPackageName
  softwareName   = 'Skype*'
  fileType       = 'msi'
  url            = 'https://download.skype.com/s4l/download/win/Skype-8.98.0.206.msi'
  checksum       = '83b3e21add1caeecb926edfffb903487f20eb3eb8af763b1bc37eba526ae0143'
  checksumType   = 'sha256'
  silentArgs     = "/quiet /norestart /l*v `"$($env:TEMP)\$($packageName).$($env:chocolateyPackageVersion).MsiInstall.log`""
  validExitCodes = @(0)
}

Install-ChocolateyPackage @packageArgs

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In cases where actual malware is found, the packages are subject to removal. Software sometimes has false positives. Moderators do not necessarily validate the safety of the underlying software, only that a package retrieves software from the official distribution point and/or validate embedded software against official distribution point (where distribution rights allow redistribution).

Chocolatey Pro provides runtime protection from possible malware.

Add to Builder Version Downloads Last Updated Status
Skype 8.103.0.208 36444 Monday, September 4, 2023 Approved
Skype 8.102.0.211 38087 Thursday, August 17, 2023 Approved
Skype 8.101.0.212 22838 Wednesday, August 9, 2023 Approved
Skype 8.100.0.203 35029 Wednesday, July 26, 2023 Approved
Skype 8.99.0.403 58626 Monday, July 3, 2023 Approved
Skype 8.99.0.202 28091 Wednesday, June 21, 2023 Approved
Skype 8.98.0.407 18711 Thursday, June 15, 2023 Approved
Skype 8.98.0.402 24741 Tuesday, June 6, 2023 Approved
Skype 8.98.0.206 26039 Wednesday, May 24, 2023 Approved
Skype 8.97.0.404 21030 Wednesday, May 10, 2023 Approved
Skype 8.97.0.204 18463 Tuesday, April 25, 2023 Approved
Skype 8.97.0.203 5497 Monday, April 24, 2023 Approved
Skype 8.96.0.409 11245 Wednesday, April 19, 2023 Approved
Skype 8.96.0.408 10930 Friday, April 14, 2023 Approved
Skype 8.96.0.207 24810 Monday, March 27, 2023 Approved
Skype 8.95.0.408 15658 Thursday, March 16, 2023 Approved
Skype 8.94.0.428 29800 Tuesday, February 28, 2023 Approved
Skype 8.94.0.426 15055 Wednesday, February 22, 2023 Approved
Skype 8.94.0.422 13590 Friday, February 17, 2023 Approved
Skype 8.93.0.408 10163 Tuesday, February 14, 2023 Approved
Skype 8.93.0.406 11774 Wednesday, February 8, 2023 Approved
Skype 8.93.0.404 29603 Thursday, January 19, 2023 Approved
Skype 8.93.0.403 9975 Monday, January 16, 2023 Approved
Skype 8.92.0.401 17859 Tuesday, January 3, 2023 Approved
Skype 8.92.0.204 30048 Monday, December 5, 2022 Approved
Skype 8.91.0.404 16469 Thursday, November 24, 2022 Approved
Skype 8.90.0.407 23444 Wednesday, November 9, 2022 Approved
Skype 8.90.0.405 14506 Tuesday, November 1, 2022 Approved
Skype 8.89.0.403 25901 Wednesday, October 5, 2022 Approved
Skype 8.88.0.401 73571 Thursday, September 1, 2022 Approved
Skype 8.87.0.406 45188 Monday, August 15, 2022 Approved
Skype 8.87.0.403 47976 Monday, August 8, 2022 Approved
Skype 8.86.0.409 80452 Wednesday, July 13, 2022 Approved
Skype 8.85.0.409 48308 Wednesday, June 22, 2022 Approved
Skype 8.83.0.409 65193 Wednesday, May 18, 2022 Approved
Skype 8.83.0.408 52361 Thursday, April 14, 2022 Approved
Skype 8.82.0.403 26535 Wednesday, March 16, 2022 Approved
Skype 8.81.0.268 22494 Thursday, February 24, 2022 Approved
Skype 8.80.0.195 26921 Monday, February 7, 2022 Approved
Skype 8.80.0.143 24527 Thursday, January 20, 2022 Approved
Skype 8.79.0.95 38362 Tuesday, December 7, 2021 Approved
Skype 8.78.0.159 34676 Monday, November 1, 2021 Approved
Skype 8.77.0.97 33549 Wednesday, October 13, 2021 Approved
Skype 8.77.0.90 16884 Friday, October 8, 2021 Approved
Skype 8.75.0.140 47815 Tuesday, August 10, 2021 Approved
Skype 8.75.0.134 8292 Monday, August 9, 2021 Approved
Skype 8.74.0.152 23850 Thursday, July 22, 2021 Approved
Skype 8.73.0.124 28899 Thursday, June 24, 2021 Approved
Skype 8.73.0.92 22826 Wednesday, June 9, 2021 Approved
Skype 8.72.0.94 23683 Wednesday, May 26, 2021 Approved
Skype 8.72.0.82 21435 Monday, May 17, 2021 Approved
Skype 8.71.0.49 30582 Tuesday, April 27, 2021 Approved
Skype 8.71.0.36 108 Monday, April 19, 2021 Approved
Skype 8.69.0.77 66847 Tuesday, February 16, 2021 Approved
Skype 8.68.0.96 35147 Friday, January 22, 2021 Approved
Skype 8.67.0.99 31418 Wednesday, December 30, 2020 Approved
Skype 8.67.0.97 17768 Monday, December 21, 2020 Approved
Skype 8.67.0.96 13382 Wednesday, December 16, 2020 Approved
Skype 8.67.0.87 20661 Tuesday, December 8, 2020 Approved
Skype 8.66.0.77 32740 Friday, November 13, 2020 Approved
Skype 8.66.0.74 29864 Monday, November 2, 2020 Approved
Skype 8.65.0.78 31967 Tuesday, October 13, 2020 Approved
Skype 8.65.0.76 26447 Wednesday, September 30, 2020 Approved
Skype 8.64.0.88 16964 Wednesday, September 23, 2020 Approved
Skype 8.64.0.80 24836 Wednesday, September 9, 2020 Approved
Skype 8.64.0.78 11048 Monday, September 7, 2020 Approved
Skype 8.63.0.76 38949 Monday, August 3, 2020 Approved
Skype 8.62.0.83 33601 Wednesday, July 8, 2020 Approved
Skype 8.61.0.87 36945 Thursday, June 11, 2020 Approved
Skype 8.60.0.76 31445 Monday, May 18, 2020 Approved
Skype 8.59.0.77 44140 Thursday, April 16, 2020 Approved
Skype 8.58.0.98 31151 Wednesday, April 1, 2020 Approved
Skype 8.55.0.141 117274 Sunday, December 15, 2019 Approved
Skype 8.55.0.135 17803 Wednesday, December 11, 2019 Approved
Skype 8.55.0.123 10014 Tuesday, December 10, 2019 Approved
Skype 8.54.0.91 49286 Wednesday, November 13, 2019 Approved
Skype 8.54.0.85 24311 Monday, November 4, 2019 Approved
Skype 8.53.0.85 47768 Tuesday, October 8, 2019 Approved
Skype 8.52.0.138 47100 Monday, September 16, 2019 Approved
Skype 8.51.0.92 59191 Wednesday, August 28, 2019 Approved
Skype 8.51.0.86 33931 Monday, August 19, 2019 Approved
Skype 8.51.0.72 27334 Monday, August 12, 2019 Approved
Skype 8.50.0.38 40857 Monday, July 22, 2019 Approved
Skype 8.49.0.49 30312 Monday, July 8, 2019 Approved
Skype 8.48.0.51 36657 Wednesday, June 26, 2019 Approved
Skype 8.47.0.59 42382 Tuesday, June 11, 2019 Approved
Skype 8.46.0.60 21484 Tuesday, May 28, 2019 Approved
Skype 8.45.0.41 22312 Tuesday, May 14, 2019 Approved
Skype 8.44.0.40 22742 Tuesday, April 30, 2019 Approved
Skype 8.43.0.56 19193 Wednesday, April 17, 2019 Approved
Skype 8.42.0.60 25695 Wednesday, March 27, 2019 Approved
Skype 8.41.0.54 21536 Tuesday, March 12, 2019 Approved
Skype 8.40.0.70 19968 Tuesday, February 26, 2019 Approved
Skype 8.39.0.180 19272 Wednesday, February 13, 2019 Approved
Skype 8.38.0.161 14355 Tuesday, February 5, 2019 Approved
Skype 8.38.0.138 11917 Thursday, January 31, 2019 Approved
Skype 8.37.0.98 17736 Thursday, January 17, 2019 Approved
Skype 8.36.0.52 29821 Wednesday, December 12, 2018 Approved
Skype 8.34.0.78 28236 Tuesday, November 13, 2018 Approved
Skype 8.33.0.50 20925 Saturday, October 27, 2018 Approved
Skype 8.33.0.41 10360 Tuesday, October 23, 2018 Approved
Skype 8.32.0.53 19127 Friday, October 12, 2018 Approved
Skype 8.31.0.92 21106 Thursday, September 27, 2018 Approved
Skype 8.30.0.50 18006 Wednesday, September 12, 2018 Approved
Skype 8.29.0.50 16476 Wednesday, August 29, 2018 Approved
Skype 8.29.0.47 1951 Tuesday, August 28, 2018 Approved
Skype 8.28.0.41 20145 Tuesday, August 14, 2018 Approved
Skype 8.27.0.85 18337 Friday, August 3, 2018 Approved
Skype 8.25.0.5 34664 Tuesday, July 3, 2018 Approved
Skype 8.24.0.2 11236 Thursday, June 21, 2018 Approved
Skype 8.23.0.10 14604 Thursday, June 7, 2018 Approved
Skype 8.22.0.2 15596 Wednesday, May 23, 2018 Approved
Skype 8.21.0.901 13370 Monday, May 14, 2018 Approved
Skype 8.21.0.9 12653 Sunday, May 13, 2018 Approved
Skype 7.41.0.10101 162101 Tuesday, April 24, 2018 Approved
Skype 7.41.0.101 22373 Monday, April 23, 2018 Approved
Skype 7.39.0.102 211288 Thursday, September 7, 2017 Approved
Skype 7.37.0.103 49745 Wednesday, June 21, 2017 Approved
Skype 7.36.0.101 32151 Friday, May 12, 2017 Approved
Skype 7.35.0.101 29459 Thursday, April 13, 2017 Approved
Skype 7.34.0.103 12842 Friday, April 7, 2017 Approved
Skype 7.33.0.105 30153 Wednesday, March 15, 2017 Approved
Skype 7.32.0.104 87919 Tuesday, February 14, 2017 Approved
Skype 7.32.0.103 155916 Friday, February 3, 2017 Approved
Skype 7.29.0.102 680054 Friday, October 21, 2016 Approved
Skype 7.28.0.101 23091 Tuesday, September 20, 2016 Approved
Skype 7.27.0.101 15120 Thursday, August 25, 2016 Approved
Skype 7.26.0.101 20726 Wednesday, July 27, 2016 Approved
Skype 7.25.0.106 2311 Sunday, July 17, 2016 Approved
Skype 7.25.0.103 570 Friday, June 17, 2016 Approved
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Skype 7.23.0.105 449 Sunday, May 8, 2016 Approved
Skype 7.22.0.108 9578 Wednesday, April 6, 2016 Approved
Skype 7.22.0.107 4980 Thursday, March 31, 2016 Approved
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Skype 7.21.0.100 7231 Friday, March 11, 2016 Approved
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Skype 7.18.0.109 6439 Wednesday, January 20, 2016 Approved
Skype 7.18.0.103 5071 Tuesday, January 12, 2016 Approved
Skype 7.17.0.106 4880 Sunday, January 3, 2016 Approved
Skype 7.17.0.105 4700 Monday, December 21, 2015 Approved
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Skype 7.16.0.102 3994 Thursday, December 10, 2015 Approved
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Skype 7.14.0.104 3677 Friday, November 13, 2015 Approved
Skype 7.13.0.101 6665 Friday, October 23, 2015 Approved
Skype 7.12.0.101 6633 Friday, October 2, 2015 Approved
Skype 7.11.0.102 4023 Friday, September 25, 2015 Approved
Skype 7.10.0.101 5921 Wednesday, September 9, 2015 Approved
Skype 7.9.0.103 3432 Wednesday, September 2, 2015 Approved
Skype 7.8.0.102 6500 Thursday, August 13, 2015 Approved
Skype 7.7.0.103 4890 Friday, July 31, 2015 Approved
Skype 7.7.0.102 3687 Wednesday, July 22, 2015 Approved
Skype 7.6.0.105 4751 Saturday, July 4, 2015 Approved
Skype 7.6.0.103 3986 Friday, June 19, 2015 Approved
Skype 7.5.0.102 3952 Friday, June 5, 2015 Approved
Skype 7.5.0.101 3872 Friday, May 22, 2015 Approved
Skype 7.4.0.102 5141 Friday, April 24, 2015 Approved
Skype 7.3.0.101 3749 Tuesday, April 7, 2015 Approved
Skype 7.2.0.103 6000 Wednesday, March 4, 2015 Approved
Skype 7.1.0.105 5656 Thursday, January 29, 2015 Approved
Skype 7.0.0.102 6117 Monday, December 15, 2014 Approved
Skype 7.0.0.100 619 Monday, December 8, 2014 Approved
Skype 6.22.81.105 4640 Monday, November 10, 2014 Approved
Skype 6.22.81.104 2006 Thursday, October 30, 2014 Approved
Skype 6.22.64.106 527 Friday, November 21, 2014 Approved
Skype 6.21.0.104 3510 Tuesday, October 7, 2014 Approved
Skype 6.20.0.104 3328 Thursday, September 4, 2014 Approved
Skype 6.18.0.107 2513 Monday, August 11, 2014 Approved
Skype 6.18.0.106 1657 Tuesday, July 29, 2014 Approved
Skype 6.18.0.105 2038 Thursday, July 10, 2014 Approved
Skype 6.16.0.105 3368 Wednesday, May 14, 2014 Approved
Skype 6.14.0.104 3617 Thursday, February 20, 2014 Approved
Skype 6.13.0.104 1080 Sunday, February 9, 2014 Approved
Skype 6.11.0.102 2630 Friday, November 22, 2013 Approved
Skype 6.10.0.104 1200 Thursday, October 31, 2013 Approved
Skype 6.9.0.106 1299 Saturday, October 5, 2013 Approved
Skype 6.7.0.102 1715 Sunday, August 4, 2013 Approved
Skype 6.6.0.106 1060 Friday, July 5, 2013 Approved
Skype 6.5.0.158 1020 Saturday, June 8, 2013 Approved
Skype 6.3.0.106 961 Monday, May 13, 2013 Approved
Skype 6.3.0.105 768 Wednesday, May 1, 2013 Approved
Skype 5.10.0.117 2014 Thursday, October 4, 2012 Approved
Skype 5.10.0.116 1068 Thursday, July 12, 2012 Approved
Skype 5.10.0.115 625 Friday, July 6, 2012 Approved
Skype 5.10.0.114 584 Sunday, June 17, 2012 Approved
Skype 5.9.0.123 623 Friday, June 8, 2012 Approved

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